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Read: Jenny Sealey’s Guardian blog: “We will not let government cuts make us invisible”

April 14, 2015 by

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The Artistic Director of Graeae theatre company, Jenny Sealey, who is Deaf, has written a blog for the Guardian about […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Sign language shouldn’t be used for novelty value by people who don’t understand its content

April 14, 2015 by

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As someone who works in signed song – that is, performing songs in sign language – my first priority is […]

Go see: BSL cookery demonstrations at Borough Market in London

March 31, 2015 by

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Cookery demonstrations with BSL interpretation services take place at London’s Borough Market on the second Friday of every month. A […]

Diary of a Deaf Filmmaker, Month 10: Will the audience see my film as a Deaf film or not?

March 30, 2015 by

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It’s not long until my film The Quiet Ones premières at this years Deaffest, so I’m beginning to wonder, “Who is […]

Anonymous: How my son benefited from accessing his education with skilled sign language support

March 29, 2015 by

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Every weekend, we are publishing popular articles from our archive, which you might have missed the first time round! Tell us which […]

Watch: Rinkoo Barpaga’s documentary about racism in the Deaf community

March 23, 2015 by

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On the BSL Zone today there’s a new programme called Double Discrimination, which is a brand-new documentary about racism in […]

Toby Dawson: Deaf people need access to debates including all seven political parties, too

March 3, 2015 by

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The UK’s broadcasters have acknowledged the changing political landscape in the UK by including leaders of seven political parties in […]

Laura Hawksworth: Deaf clubs are rich with history and culture. Young Deaf people need to support them

February 16, 2015 by

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When I watched John Smith’s article about deaf clubs on Limping Chicken, I was inspired to tell my story from a […]

Deaf News: Deaf brothers chosen for national Entrepreneurial Spark programme

February 12, 2015 by

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Two deaf brothers are taking part in the UK-wide Entrepreneurial Spark programme, launched in Birmingham this month in partnership with […]

Jen Dodds: 5 things I’m watching out for in 2015 (BSL)

February 9, 2015 by

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We’re only a month into 2015, but several interesting things have cropped up in the Deaf community already! So, I […]